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Question
Write a negative sentence.
He is learning to read.
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Solution
He isn’t learning to read.
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When we compare two nouns, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare more than two nouns, we use superlative adjectives.
For Example. –
a. Milind is taller than John.
b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.
Look at the following sentence and observe the changes in the sentence. Discuss the changes and note your responses:
Anne is the brightest girl in class.
Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.
Read the sentences.
- Yatin is strong.
- Amit is stronger than Yatin.
- Pravin is the strongest of all.
In sentence (i) the Adjective 'strong' is in its simple form. It is called Positive Degree.
In sentence (ii) the Adjective 'stronger' refers to a higher degree, when there is a comparison of two nouns. It is called Comparative Degree. (-er is added to the basic Adjective)
In sentence (iii) the adjective 'strongest' refers to the highest degree of comparison of one with more than two nouns. It is called Superlative Degree. (-est is added to the basic Adjective)
Complete the table of degrees of comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
| (5) ____________ | ____________ | poorest |
| (6) ____________ | ____________ | laziest |
| (7) little | ____________ | ____________ |
| (8) ____________ | worthier | ____________ |
| (9) popular | ____________ | ____________ |
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
simple device
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
____________ hill is 13 km away from Darjeeling.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
If you give up ____________ (study) now, our mission will be scrubbed.
I ____________ (go) to Thanjavur by this time tomorrow.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
I _______ (read) the poem.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
______ I use your mobile phone? It’s an emergency.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Don’t commit this mistake again.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Bacteria can never survive in extreme weather conditions.
